Chapter 813: Escape
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The little soldier's whole body trembled slightly: "East Gate, East Gate has fallen, the Sui army has entered the city, General Timoshenko, General Talibutai, General Chierba are all killed, our army is killed 3,000, General Darihu is leading the remnants of the army to fight with the enemy on the street of Qianlipa!" β
Turpan's eyes turned black this time, and he directly spurted out a mouthful of old blood, drenching the little soldier's head. And the little soldier stood there dumbfounded, his eyes covered with blood, and he could barely open his eyelids, but he didn't even dare to wipe it with his hands.
The two guards stepped forward to support Turpan at once, and Turpan shook off the two of them fiercely, and yelled at Yibi Heli: "Mr. Yibi, what should I do now?" The Sui army has entered the city, can Yiwu still hold it?! β
Yi Bi He Li replied coldly: "Your Majesty the King, don't panic, it's not the time to despair yet, our chances of defending the city are not great, we can delay for a moment longer, and the current situation is not much different, the Sui army seems to have used all its strength to attack the city, and it is divided into four gates to attack in turn, this is our opportunity!" As long as Kuzhen Tutun's iron cavalry arrives, he will definitely be able to kill the enemy army and not return it! β
Turpan's face was already pale just now, and after hearing this, he regained a trace of blood slightly, he frowned, and said, "But what now?" The Sui army is advancing, what can we resist? β
He thought for a moment. said: "Now Kuzhen Tutun is directing the battle at the West Gate, don't rush to tell him this news, so as not to distract him." The north and south gates were not the focus of the enemy's attack, so the defenders of these two gates were pulled out of 3,000 and transferred to the streets, and the sandbags and stones prepared in the palace were also moved over, blocking the streets, slowing down the Sui army's attack, and at the same time piling firewood piles on several main roads. Then they tore down the doors of the people's houses and threw them into the streets, and poured boiling oil on them and burned them. In this way, it is enough to delay the Sui army for more than half a day! β
A trace of doubt flashed in the eyes of the king of Turpan: "But if you set fire to the city like this, I don't know how many houses will be burned, but you will defend it." Our Igo Castle is finished! β
Yibi He Li's eyes flashed fiercely, and he glared at the king of Turpan viciously, so frightened that he quickly lowered his head, only to hear Yibi He Li say: "When is it, can you still control the life and death of the people?!" As long as you defend the city of Iwu, the post-war reconstruction will be a few months, so what are you panicking about! But if the city is lost, then we will all die without a place to be buried, and the people will recite the benefits of His Majesty the King. What's the use?! β
The king of Turpan's body shook slightly, groaned for a while, and stomped his foot fiercely: "Okay." Just listen to the words of the Ebi military, this king is also out of the way this time! Someone came, and ordered General Newglu at the north gate to come back, command the army, and resist ............"
Yibi He Li suddenly waved his hand and interrupted the words of the king of Turpan: "Your Majesty the king is slow. Now is the critical moment, I am afraid that General Newglu will not be able to make this decision to set fire to the city. Only your majesty is respectable to do this, so you should take the trouble to go, Hua Mu'er, and take someone to escort your majesty! β
A tall one-eyed Turk beside Yibi Heli came out in response, and Yibi Heli patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "You must protect the safety of His Majesty the King, do you hear?!" β
Hua Mu'er's only remaining intact eye blinked: "Strategist, the last general understands." Flying Wolves, come with me! β
An imperceptible look of resentment flashed in the eyes of the king of Turpan, and he turned to a civil official with curly hair and robes and said, "Minister Alibaba, let's go!" β
The city tower at the south gate suddenly became much more empty with the departure of the king of Turpan and others, Yibi He Li looked at the back of this group of people in the distance, and then glanced at the direction of the east city, which was getting closer and closer to the palace in the center of the city, and the sound of smoke and dust and shouting and killing was less than three miles, and he whispered to a herald colonel beside him: "Go to the west city quickly and tell SΓΉ Kuzhen Tutun, the city can't be defended, let him immediately lead the cavalry to the south gate to break through." β
Kuzhen Tutun is standing at the head of the urn city at this time, his more than 3,000 subordinates have all pulled their bows and arrows, pointing directly at the head of the outer wall, or the gate of the outer city, just waiting for the Sui army to climb the city wall or rush into the city gate, ten thousand arrows will be fired, and the future enemy will be eliminated with a rain of arrows, but after half an hour, still not a soldier of the Sui army appeared, and the Turkic archers who have been tense are all at a loss, but they dare not put down the bow and arrow in their hands, they can only endure the soreness of their arms, I continue to fire at any time.
Kuzhen Tutun walked back and forth in the city tower of the urn city, his eyes stared at the front, because the height of the urn city is basically the same as the head of the outer city, so his current position can not see the situation outside the city, can only passively wait for the action of the besieging party, suddenly, there is a long voice behind him: "Report the ............." β
Kuzhen Tutun frowned, turned around, and saw a Turkic soldier who looked like a herald rushing up to the city tower, he recognized this person, it was the herald colonel next to Yibi Heli, named Geerdan, before today's division of troops, Yibi Heli had specially announced that there was an urgent matter that would be ordered by this person, seeing this little soldier Geerdan, Kuzhen Tutun's heart sank suddenly, it seems that there is an abnormal change in the south gate!
Just thinking about it, this little soldier had already run up to the city tower, knelt down on one knee directly in front of Kuzhen Tutun, and did not wait for Kuzhen Tutun to ask, and said directly: "Lord Tutun, the east gate has fallen, the Sui army has entered the city, and the Yibi army division ordered me to ask Tutun to break through to the south gate!" β
The west gate where Kuzhen Tutun is located is the farthest away from the east gate, and the city tower behind the urn city blocks his vision backwards, plus all the attention of Kuzhen Tutun is on the city, and he doesn't pay too much attention to the things behind him, after hearing the report of the little soldier, his face changed greatly, and he quickly turned his head to look at the other side of the city tower, only to see the direction of the east gate in the distance The fire is soaring, and the smoke and dust are everywhere, and the shouting and killing sound can be faintly heard over there.
Kuzhen Tutun slammed his fist into the battlements on the back of the urn city. Secretly scolded himself for being too careless just now, and even ignored behind him, his brows furrowed. He asked in a deep voice: "The east gate is heavily guarded, and my warrior Timoshenge is also sitting there, how can it be so easy to lose?" β
The herald Colonel Geldan cried with a sad face and said: "Listening to the report of the people who fled back from the east gate, the Sui army was cunning and used all kinds of tricks to lure our army to transport the boiling oil to the city wall. Then a rocket attack was applied, and the Sui army at the east gate was very elite. There were many archers and trebuchets, and they burned down the east gate alive, and after killing and wounding a large number of defenders at the head of the city, they poured in, and now the king of Turpan was taking the soldiers of the Iwu kingdom with him. Pyres and the gates of houses were piled up in the streets and set on fire to block the advance of the Sui army. β
Kuzhen Tutun looked at the flames and black smoke burning everywhere in the city, and muttered: "I see, I really deserve to be the Yibi military division, in such a difficult situation, I can still think of this kind of counterattack, it's really thanks to him, it's just ............"
Kuzhen Tutun's brow furrowed. I wanted to say why I went to the south gate now, and the situation was not out of control. But he suddenly thought that the king of Turpan was really unreliable, and the Yibi military division asked him to organize resistance. and let himself abandon the city and break through now, obviously there is no other way.
Geldan glanced left and right, and said mysteriously: "The Yibi military division said that the king of Turpan is unreliable, and he will probably negotiate secretly with the generals of the Sui army this time, and the reason why he is only to buy time." Let Lord Tutun take the opportunity to kill back to the south gate, if it is later. But I can't go! β
Kuzhen Tutun glanced at the outside of the city unwillingly: "But, but our cavalry hasn't been killed yet, isn't it a pity to give up the West Gate like this?" β
Geldan shook his head: "The Yibi military division said that the Sui army does not know our garrison strength in the urn city, if Lord Tutun is really reluctant, he will take a thousand guards to ride to the south gate, and the rest of the people will stay to defend here, as long as the field battle outside is won, Yiwu will still return to our hands!" β
Kuzhen Tutun's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands violently: "Okay, just do as you say." Someone came, and called Gremu Qi Jin (Qi Jin is the name of a Turkic official, generally granted to the head of other departments). β
A moment later, a tall Turkic nobleman with a face blackened by smoke and dust hurriedly ran over, saw Kuzhen Tutun, and saluted with his hand on his chest: "Lord Tutun, what are your orders?" β
Kuzhen Tutun laughed: "Gremu Qijin, my good brother, now the cavalry of our army is assaulting the enemy outside the city, I need to rush out of the city with my warriors and counterattack them, Ximen here, temporarily handed over to you, I leave you with 3,000 elite soldiers, you must stick to the end." β
Gremu Tutun was originally the leader of a servant tribe of the Western Turks, and did not belong to one of the ten tribes that first followed the Western Expedition of the Murdian Mi Khan, but his tribe is also relatively large in the Western Regions, even Kuzhen Tutun married his sister to him, in order to form an alliance, for so many years, Kuzhen Tutun eats meat, and never forgot to give this brother-in-law a soup, so Gremu Tujin and Kuzhen Tutun have always been considered to share weal and woe, but this time, at the juncture of life and death, in the spirit of the dead friend immortal poor Dao, Kuzhen Tutun still left his brother-in-law behind, and he was ready to run away.
Although Gremu felt that something was wrong, he still didn't come back for a while, he scratched his head and said suspiciously: "Stick to the end?" How long will it last? Lord Tutun also asked me to sΓΉ. β
The corners of Kuzhen Tutun's mouth hooked, he took off the golden helmet on his head and put it on Gremu Qijin's head, Gremu Qijin was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Lord Tutun, I can't help it, I can't help it!" β
Kuzhen Tutun laughed and patted Glimu Qianjin's shoulder: "What's the matter, you and I are brothers, and my brother-in-law, this golden helmet represents the supreme authority of my Ashinaku, now I give it to you, you are the commander-in-chief of the city, if I die in battle outside the city, then you Gremu Qijin will take over my tribe." As for how long you hold out, you decide. β
Gremu Qijin burst into tears with excitement: "Lord Tutun, our Qikeha tribe is the last person to fight, and we will definitely guard the head of this Xicheng city, you can go with confidence!" β
A complicated look flashed in Kuzhen Tutun's eyes, raised the scimitar in his hand, and said loudly: "Turkic warriors, you must be under the leadership of Gremu Qianjin, firmly guard here, if anyone goes against Gremu Qijin's wishes, it is against my Ashina Kuzhen's wishes, the great wolf god will definitely condemn him, and the Great Turks will win!" β
Thousands of Turkic soldiers desperately echoed with wolf howls, and the Turkic soldiers at the head of the city, their morale was so high that they rushed straight into the sky.
Kuzhen Tutun walked down the city wall amid cheers, and he quietly turned his head to the captain of the guard who had been following him, Rikerha, and said: "Rikerha, go and bring the brothers of the guard here, the horses are ready, one man and two horses, go to the south gate now!" β
Rikerha comprehended, hurriedly went down to the city, Kuzhen Tutun's face sank like water, looked back at the outside of the city, the big banner with the word "Xue" still standing in place, fluttering high in the wind, his heart secretly said: Mo He, my good brother, I am counting on you!
Wang Shichong was dressed in military uniform, sitting on a bed at the head of the city in the east city, the fire at the head of the city had been extinguished, and there was the unpleasant smell of burnt human fat everywhere, and the Chinese wanted to vomit, even Wei Zheng couldn't help but twitch his nose from time to time to resist the stench, and many small soldiers on the side covered their mouths and noses with cloth towels to prevent these dead people's ashes from sucking into their noses, only Wang Shichong seemed to be nothing, the scorching temperature made his face sweat like rain, but he didn't even mean to wipe it, his face sank like water, Looking at the blazing flames on the avenues two miles ahead.
Wei Zheng sighed: "I can't imagine that these Yiwu people can make such a ruthless move and set fire to their own city to block the advance of our army, my lord, now that the rapid advance of our army is impossible, what should I do?" β
Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Xuancheng, you see behind the enemy's formation, the guy wearing the crown should be King Yiwu Turpan." β
Wei Zheng looked over and nodded: "Yes, it should be him, and now only this king can give such an order, if it is ordered by the Turks, I am afraid that the soldiers and civilians in the city will already attack him." β
Wang Shichong nodded: "Xuancheng, then why do you say that this King Yiwu, when our army has already entered the city, is still dying and struggling like this, and even does not hesitate to burn his own city?" β
Wei Zheng said with a smile: "I'm afraid that because my wife and children were taken hostage by the Turks, I can only obey others." This poisonous plan was conceived by the dog-headed military advisor who pretended to be the minister of Alibaba. (To be continued) R655